The Smith Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Smith Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1960
Discovery Year: 1903
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG. FINENESS: 95
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): A MAJOR AU-PRODUCING TRIBUTARY TO NOLAN CREEK; GRADE: 5-7.5% ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Geology): COARSE, SUBANGULAR, FROZEN GRAVEL WITH SOME BOULDERS; GOLD HAD VERYHIGH ASSAY VALUE. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK: MICACEOUS SCHIST
Comment (Development): STEADY PRODUCER 1903-1910; INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION UNTIL 1960; CLAIMS UNPATENTED
Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRAVELS 6 TO 20 FT THICK; DEEP CHANNEL (135 FT AT MOUTH) AND REMNANTS OF HIGH CHANNELS ALSO MINED
Comment (Workings): DEEP CHANNEL CONSIDERED MINED OUT IN 1938
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS MOUTH OF SMITH GULCH LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 532, P. 69, 92-94
Reference (Deposit): REED, IRVING MCK., 1938, UPPER KOYUKUK REGION, AK: UNPUB. TDM REPORT, P. 72-75
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8626, P. 8
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 158, NO. 34
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